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problem 1.1. (TCO 1) "Thinking about thinking" is the definition of what? Development of argumentsMeasure of good senseDevelopment of critical skillsWriting for clarityCritical thinking

problem 2.2. (TCO 1, 2, 4) What is the principle concern when handling an issue?Whether a given claim is true or notWhether the claim at issue attaches to the conclusion or notWhether the claim at issue is clearly understoodWhether the claim is not ambiguousWhether the claim at issue is open for discussion and resolution

problem 3.3. (TCO 1, 2, 3) What are the two parts of an argument? Description and detailProblem and proposalExplanation and clarificationDefinition and exPremise and conclusion

problem 4.4. (TCOs 2, 3) Inductive arguments support conclusions and are described as stronger or weaker. What is meant by that description? It proves the conclusion.It is a measure of how much support a premise provides for a conclusion.It is a measure to show opportunities for improvement.It is a measure of how certain the conclusion is.It provides encouragement for believing the claim in the conclusion.

problem 5.5. (TCO 1, 2) The mode of persuasion that Aristotle defined as ethos refers to arguments based on what? Whether a decision is ethicalBeing alert to influences in one's thinkingThe speaker's personal attributesThe audience's emotionsUsing information and reasoning

problem 6.6. (TCO 6) What is a likely reason for having trouble identifying a conclusion in what you hear or read?There are too many rhetorical claimsThere is not enough background informationThe premise introduces a consideration that runs counter to common senseThe conventions of argument are not being followedIt could be that the passage is not an argument at all

problem 7.7. (TCOs 6, 7, 8, 9) Which of the five items below is usually NOT a part of a good argumentative essay? A statement of the issueA statement of one's position on the issueA statement of one's authority or expertiseArguments that support one's position on the issueRebuttals of arguments that support a contrary position

problem 8.8. (TCOs 6, 8, 9) What does it mean to say that a word, phrase, or sentence is ambiguous?That the word or phrase has more than one meaningThat there is a rhetorical activity being employed for the purpose of persuasionThat the word or phrase is not commonly used in conversational speechThat the word or phrase is being used out of contextThat the words in a phrase are not being used according to accepted patterns

problem 9.9. (TCOs 2, 6, 7, 8) Which of the following would suggest a lack of credibility in a claim?When it is accompanied by other claims that have credibilityThe claim conflicts with what we have observedWhen the person presenting the claim has something to gain by our believing itWhen it brings something we have not learned beforeWhen it comes from an interested party

problem 10.10. (TCOs 1, 6, 7, 9) What is the purpose of the rhetorical device called a euphemism? To replace ambiguous terms with clearer onesTo hide the agenda of interested partiesTo replace another term with a neutral or positive expression instead of one with negative associationsTo replace vague terms with others that communicate more informationTo replace other expressions with new ones that are expected to be more acceptable

problem 11.11. (TCOs 1, 7) What is the purpose of the rhetorical device called hyperbole? Synonym for euphemismTo bring humor to a difficult analysisExaggerating for effectSarcastic claimBased on unwarranted assumptions

problem 12.12. (TCOs 1, 2) What is the inconsistency ad hominem fallacy?Support of an argument based on the developing knowledge of the person presenting itSupport of an argument based on scientific developmentsAttack on an argument based on inconsistency with what the person making the argument has said in the pastAttack on an argument based on its internal inconsistency or internal logicAttack on an argument based on the identity of the person presenting it

problem 13.13. (TCOs 6, 7, 8) To the overall topic of burden of proof, what is the purpose of the rule called affirmative/negative plausibility? Other things being equal, the burden of proof falls automatically on those supporting it affirmatively.Other things being equal, the burden of proof is shared by all parties that have a shared interest in the outcome.Other things being equal, the burden of proof rests with the parties with the most to lose.Other things being equal, the burden of proof rests with neither party automatically.Other things being equal, the first decision must be who must bear the burden of proof.

problem 14.14. (TCOs 1, 2) What is a standard-form categorical claim? The claim that the burden of proof must be shared because the evidence is too weak and indirect.A claim based on the primary documents of early philosophers.A claim that strictly follows Aristotle's method.A claim that relies upon the orderly processes of biology.A claim that results from putting names or descriptions of classes into one of the AEIO forms.

problem 15.15. (TCOs 3, 4) Each standard form of categorical logic has its own graphic illustration known by what name?Overlapping regionsBlock of exclusionJoHari windowVenn diagramSquare of opposition

problem 16.16. (TCOs 3, 4, 8, 9) Claims are equivalent under what terms?Under no circumstances could both be false.Under no circumstances could one of them be true and the other false.Under no circumstances could the truth of one transfer to the other one.Under no circumstances could the conclusion be true if the premise is false.Under no circumstance can they both be translated into differing standard forms of categorical logic.

problem 17.17. (TCOs 2, 3, 4) Logical relationships between corresponding claims of standard-form categorical logic are illustrated in the graphic square of opposition. What is known about two claims when they are called contradictory claims?They never have the same truth values.One is always false in the set.They always have the same truth values.They never share the same subject term.One is always true in the set.

problem 18.18. (TCOs 2, 3, 4) How do we work the categorical operation called obversion? By changing the claims from being in the same class to being outside the classBy limiting the scope of terms used to those within a classBy changing a claim from positive to negative, or vice versaBy changing one claim to referring outside of a class but leaving the other one inside the classBy making an argument invalid in form

problem 19.19. (TCOs 2, 5) What is meant by the term random sample? Every member of a population has an equal chance of being included in the sample.The size of the sample has not been predetermined.There is no systematic way of choosing the sample.The sample has been validated by the considerations by which it was chosen.Nobody has been excluded from the sample for reasons of prejudice.

problem 20.20. (TCOs 2, 5) In studying a sample, what is meant by the term error margin?Underlying assumptions about the choice of the sample itselfThe range of random variation from sample to sampleFactors that reduce the diversity of the sampleThe randomness of the sample populationThe size of the sample itself

problem 21.21. (TCOs 1, 5, 8, 9) What is the inductive "fallacy of anecdotal evidence"? A version of hasty generalizing where the sample is just a storyBypassing standard problems to ask for opinionsTelling personal experiencesBypassing standard probleming to accept data that does not match the possible answersAsking hypothetical problems of "what if..."

problem 22.22. (TCOs 1, 2) What is an analogue?A version of hasty generalizing where the sample is just a storyThe idea that one can understand predictability and overcome its randomnessTelling personal experiencesThe idea that sequences of occurrences can be predictedA thing that has similar attributes to another thing

problem 23.23. (TCOs 1, 2, 3) What are the two kinds of causal explanations? Physical and behavioralAnalogous and relevantTrue and falseGeneral and specificDescriptive and prescriptive

problem 24.24. (TCOs 2, 6) What is the driving concept within religious relativism in ethics?The belief that what is right and wrong is whatever one's religious affiliation or culture deems to be right and wrongThat only one's own religion has the correct access to ethicsThat the circumstantial ad hominem fallacy does not apply to the leaders of one's religious groupThat it is important to be affiliated with a group in order to adopt its ethics and moral standardsThat there is no ethical variation or conflict within religious groups when the religious groups engage controversial topics

problem 25.25. (TCOs 1, 6) "If separate cases are not different in any relevant way, then they should be treated the same way, and if separate cases are treated in the same way, they should not be different in any relevant way." What is this principle called? Aesthetic principleConfluence principleConsistency principleDistributive justiceCategorical imperative

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